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Tom Cruise, now 50, has maintained most of his young, boyish looks from his Top Gun days and has some critics wondering if the star has gone under the knife. Cruise recently interviewed with Playboy and revealed that he has never gone under the knife – and probably never will.

Earlier this year, Hollywood Reporter, EPOCA magazine claimed that Cruise had been talking to a Brazilian cosmetic surgeon. This sparked buzz that Cruise either had, or was going to have, plastic surgery.

Some of the most popular non-invasive body contouring procedures in the United States include Zeltiq CoolSculpting and Zerona. Both devices promise to break down stubborn body fat using different types of technologies, but you still need to eat a healthy diet and commit to a workout program in order to get results.

Exilis is one of the newest body contouring and fat reduction devices on the market, an innovative device that uses monopolar radio frequency (RF) energy to melt body fat sitting right under the skin. For many people, the subcutaneous fat layer is the most stubborn and can be unresponsive to diet and exercise.

If you’re self-conscious about those dimples and stubborn body fat on your thighs, hips and stomach, you’ll need more than just diet and exercise to get rid of it. The Cellulaze cellulite treatment laser is the first of its kind to produce lasting results, and has recently received the CE mark in Europe.

Cellulite reduction treatments are designed to tone and tighten the skin in common problem areas, and some treatments work by breaking down the trapped fat under the skin so that you’re left with a smooth and sculpted appearance. A new, innovative cellulite treatment laser has just received the CE mark in Europe and is scientifically proven to get rid of cellulite.

If you’re struggling with unsightly cellulite, you may have considered cellulite treatments like VelaShape or Endermologie that can shape and contour your figures and reduce the appearance of cellulite. But did you know that certain foods can also help you wage the war against cellulite?

Eating a healthy diet and maintaining an active lifestyle can reduce your risk of developing those bumps and fatty pockets that refuse to budget. Cellulite develops when body fat gets trapped between the skin tissues and starts to protrude near the skin’s surface.

Over 80 percent of women are fighting the war against cellulite, and medical equipment manufacturers continue to explore new ways to treat the skin tissues and produce visible changes that will help reduce – or eliminate – cellulite. Eleme Medical has launched a new SmoothShapes XV device that promises to deliver heat to the fat cells approximately three times faster than the original SmoothShapes system and other body contouring devices, and provide better results with fewer treatments.

The Smoothshapes XV Anti-Cellulite device was unveiled at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Phoenix, Arizona this month. The device is made with Eleme’s proprietary Photomology® technology that helps treat cellulite by delivering both laser and light energy deep into the skin tissues, and using mechanical manipulation with a vacuum and massage treatment to reach further into the skin tissues. The non-invasive procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, and there is no anesthesia required.

Cellulite affects more than 90% of women of all sizes and body weights, and physicians believe that women get cellulite when the connective tissue of the skin forms a net around fatty tissue, creating a ‘lumpy’ appearance on the surface of the skin.

There are now several cosmetic procedures on the market that promise to help reduce the appearance of cellulite and can even help take off a few inches. Procedures including VelaShape, VelaSmooth and Thermage skin tightening treatments may help some women achieve a shapelier, slimmer appearance.

Today’s innovative cellulite treatments include procedures such as VelaSmooth and Endermologie, but these treatments typically don’t provide permanent results.

A new device that makes use of radiofrequency energy may soon become available at more medical spas and cosmetic surgery centers around the United States, and promises exceptional results with its innovative vacuum therapy and radiofrequency system.

People who have lost a significant amount of weight, or those that live an inactive lifestyle are prone to developing patches of cellulite.

Cellulite can appear on the hips, thighs and buttocks after weight loss, but is not uncommon in people who are at a healthy weight. While massage treatments and exercise can help to minimize the appearance of cellulite, there is still no permanent solution for getting rid of the unsightly pockets of fat.

The SmoothShapes cellulite treatment is one of the newest non-invasive cosmetic procedures available in the United States, and has steadily gained popularity among women who struggling with unsightly cellulite on their thighs, buttocks or stomach.

Most recently, a star of the hit TV series “Real Housewives of Orange County” headed to the plastic surgery office to undergo a series of SmoothShapes treatments.

Women of all ages continue to wage war against cellulite. The unsightly bulges and dimpled skin that results from trapped fat cells under the skin's surface can prevent even the leanest woman from achieving a sculpted and toned appearance.

Since diet and exercise rarely eliminate the problem, surgery or cellulite treatments may be the only effective way to lose the cellulite for good.

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